01-12-2025, 10:28 PM
Hayden chuckled and turned around to grab the toast that popped up from the toaster. He didn't turn around "Butter, Jam, Peanut butter. You gotta eat kid, even if it's just a bit."
"Butter." Elyse answered.
He turned around with toast on a plate for them both and pushed it towards her. His had strawberry jam. Not his favorite but it was sweet. "The real truth. I work for the Atharim. I know the kinds of things you see, the kinds of shit that you've had to do. I know your father is hunting you. I know Nox is going kill your father, not because you asked, but because that's just what he does for family. Nox deals with similar issues of self destruction. He trusts me with his problems. He figures you needed someone to talk who wasn't going to tell you how you should feel. Or that you were crazy because of the things you've seen."
Hayden took a bit of his toast and chewed slowly as he leaned back against the counter behind him facing Elyse. "And I'm here because he asked me. He knows you won't talk to him. And you can't just talk to anyone. He trusts me.
"Butter." Elyse answered.
He turned around with toast on a plate for them both and pushed it towards her. His had strawberry jam. Not his favorite but it was sweet. "The real truth. I work for the Atharim. I know the kinds of things you see, the kinds of shit that you've had to do. I know your father is hunting you. I know Nox is going kill your father, not because you asked, but because that's just what he does for family. Nox deals with similar issues of self destruction. He trusts me with his problems. He figures you needed someone to talk who wasn't going to tell you how you should feel. Or that you were crazy because of the things you've seen."
Hayden took a bit of his toast and chewed slowly as he leaned back against the counter behind him facing Elyse. "And I'm here because he asked me. He knows you won't talk to him. And you can't just talk to anyone. He trusts me.